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COVID-19 hits 1,891 more in PH from January 16-22, says DOH
The Philippines recorded 1,891 new COVID-19 cases from January 16 to 22, a 35% decrease from the previous week.
This marks the 12th consecutive week with fewer than 10,000 weekly new cases and the fourth week with less than 5,000.
The National Capital Region's COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 2.4% as of January 21.
Of the new infections, only four were severe or critical, bringing the total active severe or critical cases to 432.
Nationwide, COVID-19 bed utilization for non-ICU beds decreased to 19.1% and for ICU beds to 16.1%.
The DOH verified 104 additional COVID-19-related deaths, with seven occurring in the past two weeks and the rest dating back to May 2020.
The country has fully vaccinated 73,820,001 individuals, with 16,710 receiving shots last week.
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